David W. Scott

David Westfield Scott (2 October 1946-21 January 1968) was a Corporal of the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.

Biography
David Westfield Scott was born on 2 October 1946 in Louisville, Kentucky. Scott was drafted into the US Marine Corps in 1967 at the age of 21 and was sent to basic training in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In January 1968, he defended trenches at Khe Sanh alongside only one other man, Alex Mason, and the two held against attacks by the North Vietnamese Army until Scott was killed.